Back-End Software Engineer - PHP, Public API team

In November 2024, Printful and Printify came together as two equals and merged to form a global on-demand powerhouse. This role will involve working across our two platforms and brands, a unique and special challenge. To learn more about the merger, check out ourblog post.

About Us:

Both Printify and Printful are pioneering production on-demand companies and platforms established in Latvia but with a global customer base.

Printify is bringing the dream of financial freedom and business ownership to the world by connecting e-commerce entrepreneurs with over 100 print-on-demand facilities around the globe.

Printful has built world-class in-house production facilities and helps people to build their brands, empowering thousands of businesses—including iconic names like Coca-Cola and MTV.

Our team is at the heart of our success. You’ll be part of a culture where everyone is respected, included, and encouraged to grow. We value continuous learning, uphold a high work ethic, and have fun along the way.

About the Team:

Are you a passionate software engineer looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? Join our dynamic and innovative team, where you'll help build scalable and high-performance systems that power our global platform. We’re looking for a collaborative problem-solver who loves writing clean, maintainable code and enjoys working in an environment that values knowledge-sharing and technical excellence.

About the Role:

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and optimising critical API systems. You’ll work closely with the product manager, engineering manager and other engineers to build new features, enhance performance, and ensure the reliability of our API platform. Your contributions will provide direct customer feedback opportunities and allow you to see the impact of your work firsthand, helping shape a better experience for our users.

Your Daily Tasks Will Entail:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services, ensuring scalability and performance.

• Collaborate with product teams to design and implement new features.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, contributing to the continuous improvement of our systems.

• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions to foster team growth.

• Troubleshoot and fix prioritized issues in our platform.

• Ensure code quality through testing and best practices.

• Improve our observability systems to help find potential problems before they impact our customers.

Your Qualifications:

• Strong experience with PHP (5+ years) and frameworks like Laravel and Yii.

• Knowledge of databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

• Proficiency in API paradigms and tools like REST, OpenAPI, JsonAPI, OAuth.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to work independently.

• Passion for collaboration, clean code, and continuous learning.

Our Tech Stack:

• Backend:PHP (Laravel, Yii), PhpUnit, static code analysis tools.

• Databases:MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.

• Engineering Tools:Postman, Git, GitHub Copilot, PhpStorm, Grafana, Kibana, Prometheus.

• Remote work Tools:Tuple, Jira, Miro, Google Workspace, Slack.

• Development Practices:Pair Programming, Code Reviews, Continuous Integration/Deployment.

What We Offer:

• Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and global team

• An opportunity to work remotely or in a modern and welcoming office in Rīga or Tallinn, or from our co-working space in Barcelona

• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.)

• Health insurance

• Access to mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons both on-site and online

• Exciting team-building events and parties you’ll never forget!

• Free and healthy lunch if you work from the Rīga office

• Design and order your own merch using our platforms with employee discount

• Apple MacBook laptop as your standard work equipment.

We are an equal-opportunity workplace. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and work experience.

If you think you’d excel in this role, send us your resume in English, showing us why you are the right person for the job.

Interested, but don’t think this is the right fit for you? Feel free to share it with friends and check out other open positions at our career site. We’re always looking for creative and driven minds to join our ever-growing team!

AS Printful Latvia (Reģ.nr. LV40203050078)